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Tips on Learning to Fly?

I am currently 14 and Learning to Fly. I currently am working on my Gliders Liscence, but once the winter is over I will probably start on my Pilots Liscence. We are actually looking into an SR22 GTS that is for sale at our home airport, and a Cessna 340 that comes with a personal hangar. Not regarding the aircraft, what are the tips would you give to a newbie

I am currently 14 and Learning to Fly. I currently am working on my Gliders Liscence, but once the winter is over I will probably start on my Pilots Liscence.

Welcome! My first and strongest bit of advice is, and please listen carefully, keep up the good work!

Starting with gliders at 14 and already thinking ahead to your next certificate shows that you have a commendable level of drive and passion for anyone, but especially at your age. As I write this, Jerry and Eric have chimed in with great nuggets of advice, and I have no doubt that there will be many more to come...but, in my opinion, the first thing you have to do when learning to fly is to love it, and the second thing is to act on it. Congratulations for having done both and giving yourself a fantastic head start!

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What I mean is, don't be afraid to try several different instructors until you find the one that "clicks" with you. The two of you communicate better, and you find you learn better from him/her. I also found I learned different things from different instructors, so having more than one was beneficial.

What I mean is, don't be afraid to try several different instructors until you find the one that "clicks" with you. The two of you communicate better, and you find you learn better from him/her. I also found I learned different things from different instructors, so having more than one was beneficial.

Starting with gliders!! WAY TO GO! Just got my Private Pilot glider myself a few months ago at 16 and have already been able to stump one of my instructors who doesn't fly gliders, on a gliding question. Gliders are definitely the way to start. And while your at gliders look into winch launching.

One thing I always recommend to students is to use a flight simulator at home. It is a great tool during your pilot training. It allows you to practice what you learnt at your lessons when you come home. Flying lessons are expensive and it's difficult to go out and fly every single day as much as we may want to. If you're practicing and flying at home, it also means less time spent going over review at your next lesson.